Clay Deploy Integration

Overview

Deploy Clay-powered applications to popular platforms with proper secrets management.

Prerequisites

Clay API keys for production environment
Platform CLI installed (vercel, fly, or gcloud)
Application code ready for deployment
Environment variables documented

Vercel Deployment

Environment Setup

# Add Clay secrets to Vercel
vercel secrets add clay_api_key sk_live_***
vercel secrets add clay_webhook_secret whsec_***

# Link to project
vercel link

# Deploy preview
vercel

# Deploy production
vercel --prod

vercel.json Configuration

{
  "env": {
    "CLAY_API_KEY": "@clay_api_key"
  },
  "functions": {
    "api/**/*.ts": {
      "maxDuration": 30
    }
  }
}

Fly.io Deployment

fly.toml

app = "my-clay-app"
primary_region = "iad"

[env]
  NODE_ENV = "production"

[http_service]
  internal_port = 3000
  force_https = true
  auto_stop_machines = true
  auto_start_machines = true

Secrets

# Set Clay secrets
fly secrets set CLAY_API_KEY=sk_live_***
fly secrets set CLAY_WEBHOOK_SECRET=whsec_***

# Deploy
fly deploy

Google Cloud Run

Dockerfile

FROM node:20-slim
WORKDIR /app
COPY package*.json ./
RUN npm ci --only=production
COPY . .
CMD ["npm", "start"]

Deploy Script

#!/bin/bash
# deploy-cloud-run.sh

PROJECT_ID="${GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT}"
SERVICE_NAME="clay-service"
REGION="us-central1"

# Build and push image
gcloud builds submit --tag gcr.io/$PROJECT_ID/$SERVICE_NAME

# Deploy to Cloud Run
gcloud run deploy $SERVICE_NAME \
  --image gcr.io/$PROJECT_ID/$SERVICE_NAME \
  --region $REGION \
  --platform managed \
  --allow-unauthenticated \
  --set-secrets=CLAY_API_KEY=clay-api-key:latest

Environment Configuration Pattern

// config/clay.ts
interface ClayConfig {
  apiKey: string;
  environment: 'development' | 'staging' | 'production';
  webhookSecret?: string;
}

export function getClayConfig(): ClayConfig {
  const env = process.env.NODE_ENV || 'development';

  return {
    apiKey: process.env.CLAY_API_KEY!,
    environment: env as ClayConfig['environment'],
    webhookSecret: process.env.CLAY_WEBHOOK_SECRET,
  };
}

Health Check Endpoint

// api/health.ts
export async function GET() {
  const clayStatus = await checkClayConnection();

  return Response.json({
    status: clayStatus ? 'healthy' : 'degraded',
    services: {
      clay: clayStatus,
    },
    timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
  });
}

Instructions

Step 1: Choose Deployment Platform

Select the platform that best fits your infrastructure needs and follow the platform-specific guide below.

Step 2: Configure Secrets

Store Clay API keys securely using the platform's secrets management.

Step 3: Deploy Application

Use the platform CLI to deploy your application with Clay integration.

Step 4: Verify Health

Test the health check endpoint to confirm Clay connectivity.

Output

Application deployed to production
Clay secrets securely configured
Health check endpoint functional
Environment-specific configuration in place

Error Handling

| Issue | Cause | Solution | |-------|-------|----------| | Secret not found | Missing configuration | Add secret via platform CLI | | Deploy timeout | Large build | Increase build timeout | | Health check fails | Wrong API key | Verify environment variable | | Cold start issues | No warm-up | Configure minimum instances |

Examples

Quick Deploy Script

#!/bin/bash
# Platform-agnostic deploy helper
case "$1" in
  vercel)
    vercel secrets add clay_api_key "$CLAY_API_KEY"
    vercel --prod
    ;;
  fly)
    fly secrets set CLAY_API_KEY="$CLAY_API_KEY"
    fly deploy
    ;;
esac

Resources

Next Steps

For webhook handling, see clay-webhooks-events.